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the Louisiana purchase, the Mexican American war won California and other territory in the south west, and then the Gadsden purchase.

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by fighting Mexico and in the end signing the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo around the exact same time as the Bear Flag Revolt

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Q: How did America gain possession of the south west territory and California?
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